Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's put it plain – this 16-day stretch is a tough one for Kennebunk Beach. We're looking at a solid, empty gap from the get-go. The first hint of anything worth paddling out for doesn't blow in until the afternoon of September 3rd, and even then, it's a grind.

Right off the bat, the water's sitting at about 65°, a little warmer than we're used to for this time of year, which is a small comfort, but that’s about it.

September 3rd morning is your solitary glimpse of hope. We've got a glassy south swell pushing through at about 4ft, with a period of just 5 seconds. The combined swell energy is moderate (120), so you're looking at weak, short little lumps. It's surfable, but it's nothing to write home about. The offshore wind and that glassy surface will make it look a lot prettier than it is, but don't expect much grunt.

That's the window, and it's a small one. From Thursday afternoon onward, it's a sad march of tiny, weak, onshore slop. The swells stay mostly from the SSE and ESE, under 3ft, with short periods and pitiful energy numbers – 26, 36, 4. There's a bump of about 5ft ENE swell on September 6th with some better energy (320), but it's paired with NE cross-off winds and a 7-second period, so it amounts to poor, junk surf.

There’s a tiny flash on September 13th afternoon with a 4ft south swell (106 energy), but the wind is light cross-onshore with a period of only 5 seconds. Nothing to chase.

The very end of the window on September 17th afternoon shows a 4ft south swell with a 5-second period and 12 mph WNW winds. That’s just a choppy, windy session that looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle board.

In short, keep the wax in the wrapper. The one good chance is that glassy Thursday morning session on the 3rd, and that's for the die-hard who just wants to get wet. It's going to be a quiet one for Kennebunk.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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